Tag: Dr. Akinwumi Adesina
Africa’s rising level of malnutrition is worrisome – AFDB President
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has expressed concern over the rising cases of stunted…
Adesina honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, President of African Development Bank (AfDB) was on Sunday honoured with the Emeka Anyaoku Lifetime Achievement Award…
Akinwumi Adesina to wife: I will marry you 35 times over
President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina has tweeted a romantic marriage anniversary message to his wife of 35…
AFDB President Adesina, African leaders to storm Abuja for Tony Elumelu
The leaders of three African countries and the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, are expected to…
Photos: Gov. Fayemi seeks AfDB aid for Ekiti
Governor Kayode Fayemi has visited President of African Development Bank( AfDB),Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire to explore areas…
Northeast: AfDB invests $258m on rehabilitation of damaged infrastructures
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has so far invested 258 million dollars towards the rehabilitation of damaged infrastructural facilities in…
AfDB achieves highest annual disbursement in 2017 – Adesina
The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said that the Bank, 2017, achieved its highest annual disbursement…
Global aviation: Africa accounts for 37% fatalities, 9% accidents
President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina says the African aviation sector accounts for about nine per cent of…
AfDB to invest $12bn in Africa’s power sector
President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina says the bank would invest 12 billion dollars in the power sector…
World Food Prize: We are proud of you, Buhari tells Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria remains proud of its former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, for the winning the…
Okonjo-Iweala, Balogun laud Adesina’s win
Nigeria’s Chargé d’Affaires to the U.S. Hakeem Balogun and a former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, have lauded the…
2017 World Food Prize Laureate: Why Adesina won
The World Food Prize Foundation has explained why Dr Akinwumi Adesina won the 250,000 dollars 2017 World Food Prize Laureate…
No debt crisis in Nigeria but liquidity problem — Adesina
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has dispelled the fears being expressed in some quarters…
Jonathan ended 40 years of corruption in agric sector, says Adesina
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan`s administration has, through its Agriculture…
Nigeria to produce 22mn tonnes of additional food by 2015
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said that Nigeria would surpass its target and produce…
FG to protect farmers from climate change
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Agriculture and rural Development, has reiterated that Federal Government’s determination to protect farmers from the…
Nigeria Targets 750k Jobs In Agriculture
The federal government has targeted to generate a total of 750,000 job through the proposed ‘Nagropreneur programme’ that would be…
Nigeria Joins G8 New Alliance For Food Security
Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, attended G8 Food Security and Nutrition events this weekend in…
Flood: Minister allays fears over food shortage
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has assured the country that it would not be plunged…
Nigeria Targets Sufficiency In Rice Production With Chinese Assistance
With the assistance of China, Nigeria plans to establish 100 mills, achieve 2.1 million metric tonnes of rice production and…